Omer Redden

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I help young professionals get out of jobs they hate and find the work they love.
I help young dads become better husbands and fathers.
I help millenials grow in their confidence, strategic planning, and decision-making ability.
I help Christians who want to go deeper in their faith and live more integrated lives.
I help people of all ages get out of debt and become more financially stable.
I help people of all ages build LifeDocs that fit their needs.

I’m the bestselling author of three books:
Life Doc: How to Succeed in Life Without Losing Your Faith, Family, and Friends
Give and Grow Rich: Change Your Mind, Change Your Money
All Roads Lead to Jesus: A Universal Book from a Non-Universalist

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Life Doc: How to Succeed in Life Without Losing Your Faith, Family, and Friends

I met a guy who started living at 66 and died at 67. He had 11 months of finally living his dream. This caused me to do some deep introspection. I realized if I wanted to live the life of my dreams, I needed to get started TODAY!

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
5:30am is my best time for writing. My second best time is after 11pm.

I wrote Life Doc in a week and a half. Then I completely re-wrote it in two days. That was a crazy experience!

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Rob Bell, Donald Miller, and William Zinsser are my top three authors, by far.

What are you working on now?
I’m working on turning my book into a course and coaching program for those who want to go deeper with the Life Doc concepts.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Self-Publishing School has the best author community, in my opinion. So supportive, so encouraging, and they do great work.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Start.
And once you’ve started, Finish.

Keep two books close to you at all times:
William Zinsser’s “On Writing Well”
E.B. White and William Strunk’s “The Elements of Style

In them, you’ll find everything you need.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Respond, don’t react.

That has nothing to do with writing, but everything to do with life.

What are you reading now?
Expert Secrets by Russell Brunson
Jack: Straight from the Gut by Jack Welch
The Way of the Wild Heart by John Eldredge

What’s next for you as a writer?
I have an idea for a satire devotional and a few ideas for business books. We’ll see which comes first.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
The Bible
Plato, “The Complete Works”
Donald Miller’s “A Million Miles in a Thousand Years”
Rob Bell’s “How to Be Here”